About the Author

Dr Kenneth McAll (1910-2001) was born in China and graduated in
medicine from Edinburgh University. He returned to China as a
missionary-surgeon and was interned by the Japanese, with his wife
and child, for four years during the Second World War. His
experiences in China led to interest in the powers of 'possession',
and he subsequently devoted his life to the curing of psychiatric
illness through divine guidance. After returning to England, he
spent ten years in general practice and twenty-five practising as a
consultant psychiatrist. He was an Associate member of the Royal
College of Psychiatrists, and wrote both articles and books on
mental illness and the healing powers of the Eucharist.